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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus teretifolius   FAMILY Montiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus teretifolius   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Phemeranthus teretifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Phemeranthus teretifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Talinum teretifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-02-001:

Talinum teretifolium   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Talinum teretifolium

 

COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower


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image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_tate_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm220503_7428

May    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Leaves are fleshy and terete (round in cross-section). — Patrick McMillan

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmtteretifolium_pc1b

May    Pickens County    SC

Poe Creek State Forest

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm060604_048

June    Pickens County    SC

Basal rosettes of thin fleshy 1-2" long leaves. — Patrick McMillan

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm060604_056

June    Pickens County    SC

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm080629_015

June    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm080629_016

June    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm080629_021

June    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm100606_101

June    Greenville County    

Chandler Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm220609_8478

June    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm220609_8478b

June    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Stigma capitate [head-like]; stamens 10-20, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm060729_107

July    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Capsules ovoid or ellipsoid, 3-5mm long, ca. 3mm in diameter, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm060729_112

July    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm230706_4351

July    Pickens County    SC

Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm070818_002

August    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm070818_014

August    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Found on rock outcrops & dry sandy soils, in full sun. — Patrick McMillan

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm080901_019

September    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Sepals caducous [falling off early], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm080901_044

September    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Phemeranthus teretifolius, Appalachian Fameflower, Appalachian Rock-pink, Rock Portulaca, Quill Fameflower

JK Marlow    jkm080901_046

September    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

Both flowers and fruits will be present on a given plant during most of the reproductive season, per Flora of North America.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus teretifolius   FAMILY Montiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus teretifolius   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phemeranthus teretifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Phemeranthus teretifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Talinum teretifolium

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 070-02-001:
Talinum teretifolium   FAMILY Portulacaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Talinum teretifolium

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1483

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: In shallow soil over felsic or mafic rocks (granite, gneiss, schist, granite, diabase, greenstone, metabasalt, sandstone, Altamaha grit), especially where periodically wet by seepage (often in mats of the moss Grimmia), per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain & GA Mountains)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Low alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
Radially symmetrical
2 deciduous sepals
5 petals
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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